Land Registry
- Operate and maintain a central public registry for the registration of government lands; freehold lands in fee simple; customary land leases & licenses and other registratable instruments.
- Provide the public with information and searches relating to land registers; registered documents;
- Approved survey maps, old block sheet-maps, cadastral maps, record maps, Flur plans and other Land records kept and held in the Land registry section of the Division of Land Management
- Provide registered information support services to the Land Board
- Receive and process applications to the Lands Titles Investigation Commission
Government Land Administration
- Receive and process applications for the leasing of government lands
- Manage leases of government lands
- Process payments of compensation to land owners for compulsory taking of lands for public
- Purposes, in accordance with provisions of the Taking of Land Act 1964.
- Provides secretariat services for the Land Board
Customary Land Administration
- Receive and process applications from beneficial owners for the leasing of customary lands
- Administer customary land leases
- Provide secretariat services to CLAC
Land Development
- Receive and process applications for temporary display of banners on government land in the Apia areas;
- Receive and process applications for the use of government lands for stalls and other fund-raising activities
- Provide policy advice on all land-related issues and matters relating to the administration and development of lands and land-based resources
- Receive and process applications for sea reclamations and sand mining;
- Facilitate the monitoring and control of illegal sand mining and sea reclamation operations;
- Coordinate the implementation of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Samoa;
Land Valuation
- Carry out and provide property valuation services to the government, corporations and general public;
- Monitor valuation practices & standards for local valuers;
- Provide technical advice on land valuation matters;
- Maintain valuation database & analysed land sales;
- Provide administration support to the Land Valuation Committee;
- Update FVS on a quartely basis;
- Administer of Stamp Duty matters (Transfer)